1 Beresosɛm 24
1 Sɛnea wɔkyekyɛɛ Aaron asefo a wɔyɛ asɔfo no mu akuwakuw ma wɔsom no ni: Na Aaron mmabarima no yɛ Nadab, Abihu, Eleasar ne Itamar.
The work groups based on Aaron's descendants were these: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 Nanso Nadab ne Abihu wui a wonni mma ansa na wɔn agya rewu. Enti ɛkaa Eleasar ne Itamar nko ara a na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ asɔfo.
Nadab and Abihu died before their father died. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
3 Mmoa a Sadok a na ɔyɛ Eleasar aseni ne Ahimelek a na ɔyɛ Itamar aseni no boae no nti, Dawid kyekyɛɛ Aaron asefo mu akuwakuw sɛnea wɔn dwumadi te.
David, together with Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar, divided them into groups for their work as priests.
4 Wɔkyɛɛ Itamar de mu akuw awotwe, efisɛ na Eleasar asefo mu mmusua mpanyimfo no dɔɔso.
There were more leading men among Eleazar's descendants than among Ithamar's descendants, so they divided Eleazar's descendants into sixteen groups. They did this by heads of clans and by Ithamar's descendants. These divisions were eight in number, corresponding to their clans.
5 Wɔnam ntontobɔ kronkron so, kyekyɛɛ dwumadi ahorow nyinaa maa akuwakuw no, sɛnea ɛrenyɛ nhwɛanimsɛm biara. Efisɛ na mpanyimfo bebree a wɔfata sɛ wɔsom Onyankopɔn kronkronbea hɔ a wɔyɛ Eleasar ne Itamar asefo no nso wɔ hɔ.
They divided them impartially by lot, for there were holy officials and officials of God, from both Eleazar's descendants and Ithamar's descendants.
6 Netanel babarima Semaia a na ɔyɛ Lewini no yɛɛ adwuma sɛ ɔkyerɛwfo. Ɔkyerɛw din ne nnwuma ahorow wɔ ɔhene no ne ɔsɔfo Sadok ne Abiatar babarima Ahimelek ne asɔfo no ne Lewi mmusua no mpanyimfo anim. Eleasar ne Itamar asefo bobɔɔ ntonto sɛnea edidi so yi:
Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe, a Levite, wrote down their names in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One clan was drawn by lot from Eleazar's descendants, and then the next would be drawn from Ithamar's descendants.
7 Ntonto a edi kan no bɔɔ Yehoiarib. Ntonto a ɛto so abien no bɔɔ Yedaia.
The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 Ntonto a ɛto so abiɛsa no bɔɔ Harim. Ntonto a ɛto so anan no bɔɔ Seorim.
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 Ntonto a ɛto so anum no bɔɔ Malkia. Ntonto a ɛto so asia no bɔɔ Miyamin.
the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 Ntonto a ɛto so ason no bɔɔ Hakos. Ntonto a ɛto so awotwe no bɔɔ Abia.
the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 Ntonto a ɛto so akron no bɔɔ Yesua. Ntonto a ɛto so du no bɔɔ Sekania.
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 Ntonto a ɛto so dubaako no bɔɔ Eliasib. Ntonto a ɛto so dumien no bɔɔ Yakim.
the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13 Ntonto a ɛto so dumiɛnsa no bɔɔ Hupa. Ntonto a ɛto so dunan no bɔɔ Yesebeab.
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 Ntonto a ɛto so dunum no bɔɔ Bilga. Ntonto a ɛto so dunsia no bɔɔ Imer.
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 Ntonto a ɛto so dunson no bɔɔ Hesir. Ntonto a ɛto so dunwɔtwe no bɔɔ Hapises.
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 Ntonto a ɛto so dunkron no bɔɔ Petahia. Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu no bɔɔ Yeheskel.
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu baako no bɔɔ Yakin. Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu abien no bɔɔ Gamul.
the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu abiɛsa no bɔɔ Delaia. Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu anan no bɔɔ Maasia.
the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 Kuw biara dii ne dwuma wɔ Awurade fi sɛnea wɔn agya Aaron nam Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn akwankyerɛ so hyehyɛ maa wɔn no.
This was the order of their service, when they came into Yahweh's house, following the procedure given to them by Aaron their ancestor, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had instructed him.
20 Eyinom ne mmusua a aka a wɔyɛ Lewi asefo no mpanyimfo: Amram asefo ntuanoni ne Subael. Subael asefo ntuanoni ne Yehdeia.
These were the rest of the descendants of Levi: Of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 Rehabia asefo ntuanoni ne Yisia.
As for Rehabiah, the sons of Rehabiah: Ishijah the leader.
22 Yishar asefo ntuanoni ne Selomot. Selomot asefo ntuanoni ne Yahat.
From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23 Hebron asefo ntuanofo ne: Yeria; Amaria ne nʼabediakyiri, Yahasiel na ɔto so abiɛsa na Yekameam to so anan.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the leader, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
24 Usiel asefo ntuanoni ne Mika. Mika asefo ntuanoni ne Samir
The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
25 ne Mika nuabarima Yisia. Yisia asefo ntuanoni ne Sakaria.
The brother of Micah: Ishijah. From the sons of Ishijah: Zechariah.
26 Merari asefo ntuanofo ne Mahli ne Musi. Yasia asefo ntuanoni ne Beno.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27 Merari asefo a wofi Yasia mu no, ntuanofo no ne: Beno, Soham, Sakur ne Ibri.
The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Mahli asefo ntuanoni ne Eleasar a na onni mmabarima no.
From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 Kis asefo ntuanoni ne Yerahmeel.
From Kish: The son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 Musi asefo ntuanofo ne Mahli, Eder ne Yerimot. Eyinom ne Lewi asefo ne sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families.
31 Wɔnam ntonto kronkron a wɔbɔɔ wɔ wɔn so na wɔde wɔn nnwuma hyɛɛ wɔn nsa te sɛ Aaron asefo de no, a wɔanhwɛ mfe a wɔadi ne wɔn dibea. Wodii dwuma no wɔ ɔhene Dawid, Sadok, Ahimelek, asɔfo ne Lewifo mmusua mpanyimfo no anim.
These men who were the head of each father's house and each of their younger brothers, cast lots in the presence of King David, and Zadok and Ahimelech, along with the leaders of the families of the priests and Levites. They cast lots just as Aaron's descendants had done.
